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Linda Lawson has directed the Office of Transportation Policy Development at the U.S. Department of Transportation since 1998. Ms. Lawson is responsible for overseeing policy and economic analyses of environmental, safety, mobility and economic...
John V. (“Jack”) Wells has been the Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Transportation since November 2004. He was previously (2001-2004) Chief Economist at the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). Mr. Wells was formerly the Deputy...
Joel Szabat is a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy. This is his second tour of duty at DOT. Before returning to DOT, Szabat was Chief of Staff of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Previously at DOT, Szabat led...
Mr. DeCarme is Director of the Secretary's office of International Transportation and Trade where he has worked since 1992. It was his office that negotiated the land transportation provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (...
As part of the Secretary's aviation leadership team, Ms. McDermott is at the center of the Department's key priorities and programs in domestic and international aviation.
Ms. McDermott has had a long career in aviation....
The Office of International Transportation and Trade coordinates the Department’s activities related to the National Export Initiative (NEI) (http://export.gov/nei/) and staffs the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) working groups on behalf of the Department.
On June 22, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded nearly $500 million from the TIGER 2012 program to 47 transportation projects in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Announcing the awards, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said, “TIGER projects mean good transportation jobs...
By this order, the Department grants the following requests for slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), to be operated with Stage 3 aircraft: (1) AirTran Airways, Inc., two slot exemptions to provide nonstop service to Atlanta, Georgia; (2) Comair, Inc., two slot...
Air transportation is a large and growing part of the word’s economy. The Air Transport Action Group estimated the global economic impact of air transport at over $1 trillion in 1994, accounting for 24 million jobs – 3.3 million employed by the industry, 7.4 million by related...